Yoshida on the Tōkaidō, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai

ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Seattle Art Museum

In this image from Hokusai's celebrated Fuji series, the subject is less the mountain than the lively cast of characters assembled to admire it. The artist's mastery of figure drawing is apparent in these dynamic depictions, which recall his famous studies published under the title Hokusai manga. The thousands of sketches Hokusai produced in these volumes often found new life in his later prints. Gift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum [Egenolf Gallery, Burbank, California]; purchased from gallery by Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington, 2009; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington,